Lost Words Gone

Wandering in starless circles
Pull the sheets up
Take a breath
Plunge into sweet oblivion, again
And let the blood run freely
Pool in patches of what I was
Rivulets of a lesser life
Crimson reminders unseen in the dark
Blacker than black this ex-me
Hate running deeper in the night
Eyes screw up tighter, lock
Don't wake
I don't want to wake
I am awake
To this lie
To this waste of lost words gone
And the reality
That I never slept at all